Trading firm turns to sports science for a bit of extra pace

OSTC is trying to combat burnout among young traders with wearable tech, an app and fresh insights from sports science

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By

Samuel Agini

September 2, 2019 1:01 am GMT

When one commodities trading outfit realised it needed to fight burnout among its young market whizzes, it turned to the high-tech world of sports science.

Star traders who bet on everything from stocks and interest rates to oil and currencies are taking their lead from top athletes, whose psychology is increasingly becoming a source of insights for high-performers looking to win big on the markets.